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• Communication services are helpful to the business for 
establish links with the outside world viz., suppliers, 
customers, competitors etc .Business does not exist in 
isolation, it has to communicate with others for 
transmission of ideas and information. In this fast 
moving and competitive world it is essential to have 
advanced technology for quick exchange of 
information. The main services which help business 
can be classified into
• POSTAL SERVICES 
• TELECOM SERVICES
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• Communication services are helpful to the business for 
establish links with the outside world viz., suppliers, 
customers, competitors etc .Business does not exist in 
isolation, it has to communicate with others for 
transmission of ideas and information. In this fast 
moving and competitive world it is essential to have 
advanced technology for quick exchange of 
information. The main services which help business 
can be classified into
• POSTAL SERVICES 
• TELECOM SERVICES
Group discussion… 
Compare olden and modern communication 
services
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• Communication services are helpful to the business for 
establish links with the outside world viz., suppliers, 
customers, competitors etc .Business does not exist in 
isolation, it has to communicate with others for 
transmission of ideas and information. In this fast 
moving and competitive world it is essential to have 
advanced technology for quick exchange of 
information. The main services which help business 
can be classified into
• POSTAL SERVICES 
• TELECOM SERVICES
Group discussion… 
Compare olden and modern communication 
services
• Indian Post and Telegraph Department provides various 
postal services all over India. India has been divided into 22 
postal circles for this. There are 1,54,149 post offices in 
India. It has 5,64,701 letter boxes, which transmits 1575 
crore mails every year. 5,01,716  villages have a public 
telephones and 26000 post offices are connected through 
the network. It links major 97 countries across the world. It 
provides speed post facility for over 1000 destinations in 
India.
Facilities of postal department are broadly divided into : 
• FINANCIAL FACILITIES
• MAIL FACILITIES
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• Communication services are helpful to the business for 
establish links with the outside world viz., suppliers, 
customers, competitors etc .Business does not exist in 
isolation, it has to communicate with others for 
transmission of ideas and information. In this fast 
moving and competitive world it is essential to have 
advanced technology for quick exchange of 
information. The main services which help business 
can be classified into
• POSTAL SERVICES 
• TELECOM SERVICES
Group discussion… 
Compare olden and modern communication 
services
• Indian Post and Telegraph Department provides various 
postal services all over India. India has been divided into 22 
postal circles for this. There are 1,54,149 post offices in 
India. It has 5,64,701 letter boxes, which transmits 1575 
crore mails every year. 5,01,716  villages have a public 
telephones and 26000 post offices are connected through 
the network. It links major 97 countries across the world. It 
provides speed post facility for over 1000 destinations in 
India.
Facilities of postal department are broadly divided into : 
• FINANCIAL FACILITIES
• MAIL FACILITIES
• Financial facilities: Post and Telegraph Department provides financial services using post 
offices saving schemes like Public Provident Fund, Kisan Vikas Patra, National Saving 
Certificate, saving accounts, time deposits and money order facility etc.
• Mail Facilities: It consists of parcel facilities which consists of trans-mission of articles 
from one place to another ; registration facility to provide security of transmitted 
articles and insurance facility to provide insurance cover for all risks in the course of 
transmission by post.
Postal department also offers allied facilities of the following types:
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• Communication services are helpful to the business for 
establish links with the outside world viz., suppliers, 
customers, competitors etc .Business does not exist in 
isolation, it has to communicate with others for 
transmission of ideas and information. In this fast 
moving and competitive world it is essential to have 
advanced technology for quick exchange of 
information. The main services which help business 
can be classified into
• POSTAL SERVICES 
• TELECOM SERVICES
Group discussion… 
Compare olden and modern communication 
services
• Indian Post and Telegraph Department provides various 
postal services all over India. India has been divided into 22 
postal circles for this. There are 1,54,149 post offices in 
India. It has 5,64,701 letter boxes, which transmits 1575 
crore mails every year. 5,01,716  villages have a public 
telephones and 26000 post offices are connected through 
the network. It links major 97 countries across the world. It 
provides speed post facility for over 1000 destinations in 
India.
Facilities of postal department are broadly divided into : 
• FINANCIAL FACILITIES
• MAIL FACILITIES
• Financial facilities: Post and Telegraph Department provides financial services using post 
offices saving schemes like Public Provident Fund, Kisan Vikas Patra, National Saving 
Certificate, saving accounts, time deposits and money order facility etc.
• Mail Facilities: It consists of parcel facilities which consists of trans-mission of articles 
from one place to another ; registration facility to provide security of transmitted 
articles and insurance facility to provide insurance cover for all risks in the course of 
transmission by post.
Postal department also offers allied facilities of the following types:
1) Greeting post- A range of delightful greeting cards for 
every occasion.
2) Media post- An innovative and effective vehicle for 
Indian corporates to advertise their brand through 
postcards, envelopes, telegrams etc.
3) Passport facilities- It has joint hands with Ministry of 
External Affairs and accepts application for passport.
4) Speed post- It has over 1000 destinations in India and 
links with 97 major countries across the globe.
5) E-bill post- It is the offering of the department to 
collect bill payment across the counter for BSNL and 
Bharti Airtel.